What is the Chubby Tire?
The Chubby Tire volunteer crew is a group of friends dedicated to promoting bike events and gatherings in Cloudcroft, NM.
Our Beliefs
The Chubby Tire crew believes that riding bicycles brings people together, helps them disconnect from the busyness of life, and reconnects them with community and nature to have fun.
Our Mission
The purpose of all Chubby Tire events is to dedicate a weekend to mountain biking, promoting fun and showcasing the best of the bike community: sweet singletrack, outdoor adventures, meeting new friends, and reconnecting with old ones.
What types of events?
While we’ve hosted multiple events in the past, we currently promote New Mexico’s sweetest XC Mountain Bike Race, the High Altitude Classic.
We aspire to host various events throughout the year. Our events will always have a dirt focus—mountain and/or gravel bikes.
Why charge? Do you make money?
Haa! No... We strive to break even and not lose money.
Chubby Tire events, like the High Altitude Classic, are run on volunteer time and sponsorship donations. All of us, including Promoters and Event Coordinators, have at least one day job and do not make money or profit from any of the events.
We seek sponsors to help out and keep our pricing fair. Entry fees are charged for our events to cover basic expenses such as insurance, permits, and licenses, ensuring we can run safe and fun events.
Our goal is always to come back next year, so we can keep putting on mountain bike events for decades to come.
Do you donate money to charity?
YES! We are dedicated to supporting hyper-local causes, benefiting New Mexicans in our communities.
100% of Concessions at the awards party currently benefit Cloudcroft Public Schools Cross Country running team.
Proceeds of races are donated to local charities and organizations. Currently, our benefactor is Cloudcroft Public Schools. In 2022 & 2023, between the concessions and cash donations, the HAC has been able to donate $1500-2200 per year to the Cloudcroft Public School’s youth sports and after-school programs.
Races in the past have benefited Roadrunner Foodbank, Joy Junction Homeless Shelter, American Cancer Society of NM, and more local organizations.